| This paper analyzed the change characteristics of the land use, quantity, spatial distribution anddriving forces in Guangzhou city from 1996 to 2012 according to the land use change survey data, by literature inquiry, statistical analysis, GIS spatial analysis and land use dynamic model, from the perspective of sustainable development. The results showed that the main features were as follows: the city construction land expansion caused a
substantial reduction of arable land, arable land area decreased from 129 286 hm2 to 84 567 hm2 from 1996 to 2012;the residential and industrial land increased, a single dynamic degree of it was close to 7.1%. We found that dynamic degree of it was close to 7.1%. We found thateconomic factors and policy factors played important roles in change of land use in Guangzhou, as well as the increase rate of land economic density in Tianhe District and Yuexiu District showed a higher level, by comparing and analyzing the driving forces and many aspects between Guangzhou and other developed cities.
In future, Guangzhou needs to better coordinate,coordinated development relations between social and economic development and land use, relationship between the ecological environment protection and exploitation and utilization of the land from the view of sustainable utilization. These measures will strengthen farmland protection, improve the land intensive utilization level of construction and the ecological environment, development of urban and rural and finally realize the sustainable utilization of land in Guangzhou. |
